Monday: Day in Photos - Traders

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Traders talk outside the crude oil options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude oil rose for a third day, trading near a record $143 a barrel in New York, as the slumping dollar and concern that supply may be disrupted spurred demand for commodities.

Traders talk outside the crude oil options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude oil rose for a third day, trading near a record $143 a barrel in New York, as the slumping dollar and concern that supply may be disrupted spurred demand for commodities. (Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg News)

Traders talk outside the crude oil options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Crude oil rose for a third day, trading near a record $143 a barrel in New York, as the slumping dollar and concern that supply may be disrupted spurred demand for commodities.